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Re: Memory Stick is sg1?



On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 09:07:57AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 01/26/08 08:43, Thomas H. George wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 03:15:47PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> On 01/25/08 15:05, Thomas H. George wrote:
> >>> I have a usb memory stick which I successfully used for a netinst
> >>> several months ago.  When I connected it today it was recognized as sg1
> >>> but it was not recognized as a block device when I tried to mount it.
> >>> Returning to the Debian-Installer directions I found I can mount it
> >>> with  the command mount /dev/sda /mnt but only as root.  At the moment I
> >>> just want to store some files and there is plenty of space free so I
> >>> don't really have a problem.  I'm just puzzled as I have an entry in
> >>> /etc/fstab reading /dev/sda1 /usbkey    vfat   rw,user,noauto   0   0
> >>> and I believe in the past the memory stick was recognized as sda1 and I
> >>> could mount it as an ordinary user.  If using it for netinst has
> >>> modified it how can I restore the original configuration?
> >>
> >> To install Debian onto the machine that now recognizes it as sg1?
> >> 
> > No, just to use it to store data.  As it is I can only mount it as root
> > and to just store data I would prefer to mount it as a normal user.
> >
> 
> What I mean is:
>     The first sentence of your original mail indicates that *this*
>     exact stick was used to install Debian on *this* exact machine.
> 
> Is that what you meant to say?
> 
No, this stick was prepared for netinst on this machine but used to
install debian on another machine.  Does this make a difference?
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> Ron Johnson, Jr.
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> 
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